Your Activities!

Fireworks by Akane & Chiharu Fireworks 2 by Ran

Fireworks 3 by Asuka 　　Fireworks 4 by Fumi & Hitomi

Theme Parks by Seira & Chiho Amusement Parks by Ayaka

Fashion by Masumi Fashion 2 by Tomomi & Nahoku

Fashion 3 by Shiori Fashion 2010 by Tomoyo

Make Up by Mihorohoro & Ayaka

Sweets by Sae

Acquarium by Kako & Saori

Food (& junk food) by Eira & Yuki

Golf by Yurika

Tennis by Mayu

Basketball by Misaki & Akiko

Bowling by Miho

Ballet by Erika

Weather by Tomoko & Rena

If your activities are not here, please make a comment & paste your URL.

Making Web Activities

Choose a topic with your partner & make internet activities

Examples: Food Roller Coasters Soccer Golf

GOALS

-Learn how to find activities on the web to develop your English in the future

-Continue learning English about topics you like

With a partner, develop web activities for a topic (put it on one blog post). The last class, other students will try your activities.

1. Choose a topic (food, drinking, fashion, amusement parks, fireworks, hot springs, sports, weather, photography, relationships, etc.)

2. Start finding activities

a. Vocabulary: A vocab list

-Find a site which gives a good word list for your topic.

OR

-Find an image which shows some vocab & put it on your site

OR

-Search web sites on your topic and make your own list

of useful words (& their definition).

Note: Make sure the words are not too easy or technical

b. Reading

i. Find an interesting article that students can read about the topic.

You will link to it.

ii. Write instructions about what you want students to do when reading.

(Find the main points or answer some questions....).

c. Listening

i. Search Google Video, You Tube, or ELLLO and find an interesting, useful video.

ii. Make some questions

iii. Embed the video in your post if you can (You Tube videos)

d. Writing (Publishing Project - Optional)

i. Try to find a site or forum where students can write about the topic.

Design points:

1. Use color (in general, use just 2 colors that are easy to read & match - not like this), bold print, or size to make your vocab list more clear

2. Link key words instead of pasting the link

Good: Elllo Football Article

Not Good: http://elllo.org/english/0400/440-FootballFactories.htm

3. Embed video

4. For question answers, try hiding the answer using the background color for the text

How do you do it? Highlight>>> like this

Extra points:

- Make quia activities: like this (click 30 day free trial)

- Add a tagged photo

Grading:

Did you find fun,useful activities?
Did you do all the parts?
(vocab, reading & listening + questions, writing --- optional)
Did you have a good design (embed video, few errors, colors, etc.)?

Please tell me the link to your activities by next TUESDAY at 10AM.

Click "comment" button below and tell me your topic, URL, and your name(s).

Checking out each other's travel itineraries

Please check at least 10 classmates' travel plans & make comments on each.

--Do you want to go? Why? Have you been before? What changes would you make to the plan?

Later, will vote on the trip you would like to take the most (click comments below and write the destination).

Project: Publish your Travel Advice, Review, or Comment (20 points)

--Due July 19th--

1. Choose 1 of the following,

-WikiTravel (edit a wiki & describe Japanese tourist sites - facts only, no opinions)

-AirlineEquality.com (review 1 flight/airline)

-TripAdvisor (review hotel, restaraunt, attraction, or location, or add a page)

-TripAdvisor Forum - Japan (give advice to people travelling to Japan on the forum)

2. Write 4+ sentences

-Write in paragraph form (but on Wikitravel, it is okay to add sentences to other paragraphs).

-Try to use the vocabulary we studied.

-Write formally (no hearts, etc.)

-Remember that non-Japanese will read it, so think about what foreigners want to do & what they know

(Japanese or Western things? / traditional or modern? / complicated or simple activities? / cute? / expensive?)

3. Edit the grammar and spelling!

-You should probably check it with Microsoft Word. I will check, too, if we have time.

4. Publish

On Wikitravel, press "edit" or "add listing"

On AirlineQuality, fill in the form

For the TripAdvisor Reviews, find the place you want to review & fill in the required fields

For the TripAdvisor Forum, find a comment you can reply to & click "Reply"

--For TripAdvisor, you need to register to the site.--

5. Copy & paste the review, advice, or description you wrote & the URL on your blog.

Travel plan assignment

Your travel plan project --Finish by July 12th, before class--
1. Your travel style & overview of your trip
2. A photo (creative commons photo ; add the photographer's name)
3. Your flight details
4. Your hotel
5. Sightseeing destinations
Other (optional): eating/drinking/getting around/staying safe

Describe each using vocabulary words we studied in class (from the surveys & games on the blog)

Checking travel tips & advice

Is there any special advice for visiting your destination?

Any travel warnings?

What should you try (eat/drink)?

What are good souvenirs?

What is the best way to get to the airport?

1. Check Travel Forums on TripAdvisor

2. Check Wikitravel

Add the details to your blog post about your trip. Use your own words or quotation marks!

Putting feeds to your blog, web site (Google home page), or Google Reader.

A feed (RSS) is information or data from a web site or blog that is often updated. You can subscribe to these feeds if you want updated information on your blog or web site. This can save you time, since you don't have to click links or type URLs; all the information is available on one site.

Examples:

...updated news from your favorite web site

...recent blog posts from your friends

...updated pictures from your friends

You can add feeds to your "My page" from your Ferris email:

Click on the "Start page" and the "add new stuff" on the right

You can add feeds to your blog:

From your blog, click "design", then "add a gadget", and then "feed"

日本語：　カスタマイズ、　ガジェットを追加、フィード

You can make a Google reader page:

Sightseeing Spot Activities

1. Describing destination vocab

2. Listening Activities - Destinations

Geobeats

Travel Channel

Choose a destination, and watch the video. Take notes each place. What is it? What can you do there? Why is it special?

3. (Reading) Traveler Comments on sightseeing spots.

-Go to TripAdvisor.com

-Go to the country you chose & one city you will visit

-Click "Things to do"

-Read some TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews & note down 3 reasons travellers liked or didn't like the place

4. Search for places to visit on your trip

Search the following web pages and choose at least 2 destinations in the country you will visit. Explain your choices on your blog.

-lonelyplanet.com (click on ' see ')

-fodors.com/ (click on ' sites & actvities ')
-wikitravel.org/en/ (click on ' see ' or ' do ')

-tripadvisor.com (click on ' things to do ')

5. Update your post about your vacation.

Write about 2 or 3 destinations you are going to visit and why.